Week 3

This is our first full week of school, and I’m excited to get into a routine and get rolling this year!  I’m excited for our first full week with our whole schedule, including our first library and technology time of the year!

Christian Studies:
This week in Christian Studies we’ll be learning about the Flood and God’s protection of Noah and his family.  We’ll also talk about Sodom and Gomorrah.  Throughout both of these stories, we’ll discuss consequences, as well as God’s grace and salvation in the midst of the consequences.  (We’ll keep it 2^nd grade appropriate.)

Math:
This week in math we’ll keep building fluency in addition and subtraction.  We’ll use strategies to become more fluent in subtraction.  We’ll also use the make-a-ten strategy to help add.  We’ll talk about how tens facts can help us subtract, and we’ll add three numbers using mental strategies and properties.

Language Arts:
Our phonics concept this week is three-consonant blends, like scr-, shr-, spl-, etc.  We’ll practice words with three-consonant blends all week, as well as our new red words for the week: away, after.

In reading, we’ll continue with our realistic fiction text from last week, focusing on reading it closely for understanding, pointing out evidence and clues to answer questions.  We’ll also examine the setting of the story in depth.

Science:
We get to start our first science unit, where we’ll be exploring the question, “What can maps tell us about land and water on earth?”  We’ll start off by discussing science safety, then we’ll talk about what a map is and move into different types of land.